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‘This is just disgusting,’ school board president says of shooting Linda Andorf, board president for the Perry Community School District, said news of today’s shooting is “terrible.” “It is horrendously awful,” she said. “People need to figure out their life. This is just disgusting. It’s terrible.” Multiple law enforcement vehicles …

OAKLAND, Calif. — Two men were charged with murder Wednesday in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business, authorities said. Charges were filed against Mark Sanders, 27, of Tracy, and Allen Starr Brown, 28, of Chico. The two …

The first batch of documents in a settled lawsuit involving the late financier and accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Wednesday evening, court records show. The release of the court documents that would make public the names of more than 150 people tied to the settled lawsuit had been expected …

The scene in Beirut a day after Hamas leader’s killing Civil defense workers clean up the scene and inspect a vehicle that was damaged near the building hit by a strike that yesterday killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. ANWAR AMRO / …

Two explosions rocked a memorial event for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 140, state media in Iran reported Wednesday. The first blast struck around 2,300 feet from Soleimani’s grave in the Kerman Martyrs Cemetery in southern Iran, the semi-official news agency ISNA …

A 10-year-old California boy who was shot over the weekend died because the shooter, also said to be 10 years old, angrily opened fire after losing a bicycle race, the victim’s mother said Tuesday. The shooter was being a “sore loser” after the informal race late Saturday afternoon in Foothill …

The Biden administration this week will reopen four ports of entry at the southern border that were previously closed due to a record influx of migrants, senior administration officials said Tuesday. The four ports of entry that will be operational again on Thursday are located in Eagle Pass, Texas; San …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut through or move razor wire installed on the U.S.-Mexico border by Texas as part of a contentious effort by the state to prevent illegal border crossings. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said …

A passenger on the Japan Airlines plane told Swedish media that “the entire cabin was filled with smoke within a few minutes.” Swede Anton Deibe, 17, told newspaper Aftonbladet: “We threw ourselves down on the floor. Then the emergency doors were opened and we threw ourselves at them.” “The smoke …

NEW ORLEANS — The remarkable comeback of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington. Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff title …